<VV> 1969 gas tank remove help needed

[Michael Kovacs]

Joe,
Dropping tank not too hard. I would drain the tank from the bottom. Clamp the rubber hose on bottom near the sending unit and remove rear hose clamp and pull hose from metal fuel line. You'll want to replace the hose so cut it if it wont come off the metal pipe. When you loosen the clamp on the hose the rest of the fuel will drain. You know what to do....no sparks etc. drain into a good container.

 I forgot...jack up the front of the car high enough to get the tank out!  Jack stands etc. Remove (loosen) the sway bar and the tank will fit out. Loosen the strap nut that holds the tank up on the filler side. You can swivel the strap out of the way toward the passenger side and remove the strap after the tank is out. The straps are available, so don't worry about snapping one of them.


The tank is not heavy but two people to reinstall is a pleasure. I would recommend all new hoses and examine the brake pipe over the tank at this time. 

More advice..........just ask VV. 
 MIKE KOVACS 




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From: "Taruffi57 at aol.com" <Taruffi57 at aol.com>
To: kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Mon, November 16, 2009 5:43:52 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> 1969 gas tank remove help needed

Yeah, I siphoned off all that would come out.  Do you know if there are 2 rubber hose connections just outside of the tank on a '69 from the factory?  These 2 hoses are in a very bad tight spot and I think you are right that I'll have to remove the tank.  I've heard that dropping a tank is a pain in the ass though.

Joe,
Florida

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In a message dated 11/16/2009 5:32:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net writes:
IMHO, it is best to remove the tank. Then you can replace the hose(s), seal the bottom of the tank, and then very safely weld. I've never been able to remove the gas filler door on an LM without having the filler neck all the way out.
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> The tank comes out easily by loosening the sway bar and moving it forward. The rubber sealing neck can be pushed in to aid in removal. I've done it many times on my '69s with no real problem.
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> We'll assume you emptied the tank????
> MIKE KOVACS 
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>----- Original Message ----
>From: "Taruffi57 at aol.com" <Taruffi57 at aol.com>
>I am trying to move the filler neck downward so I can get the fender  gas 
>tank door/flap off of my '69.  There is a little rust in there  that I want 
>to weld up.  I was hoping to just take the filler neck  loose at the two hose 
>connections lower down, but they are quite awkward to get  too.  Got the 
>top two hose clamps loose though.  Is there any trick to  this?  I don't 
>really need to pull the gas tank.
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>I don't see anything in the 1st Series Tech Tips I have and my manuals  
>wouldn't cover the '69 with the fuel return metal pipe - which is jammed up  
>against the backside of the steel fuel cavity area.  Seems strange that  
>Chevrolet designed this to be so difficult to  remove.        Lots of cussing so  
>far....
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>Joe Dunlap
>Cen. Florida
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